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miR-21 mimic blocks obesity in mice: A novel therapeutic option
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are promising drug targets for obesity and metabolic disorders. Recently, miRNA mimics are providing a unique mechanism of action that guides the process for drug development and sets out the context of ... -
miRNAs as novel immunoregulators in cancer
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article Review)The immune system is a well-known vital regulator of tumor growth, and one of the main hallmarks of cancer is evading the immune system. Immune system deregulation can lead to immune surveillance evasion, sustained cancer ... -
Misconceptions and current use of contraception among women of reproductive age in six major cities in Nigeria
( Taylor and Francis Ltd , 2018 , Article)Objectives: The aims of this study were to assess the determinants of family planning misconceptions and modern contraceptive use, and the influence of misconceptions on the use of modern contraceptive methods. Methods: ... -
Mishandling and exposure of farm workers in Qatar to organophosphate pesticides
( Elsevier Inc. , 2014 , Article)We used a combination of subjective (questionnaire) and objective (urinary metabolites) measurements to evaluate factors that can predict the exposure of farm workers in Qatar to organophosphate pesticides and to assess ... -
Mismanagement or mismeasurement: The application of DEA to generate performance values and insights from big data
( IGI Global , 2013 , Book chapter)Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a well-known frontier valuation method to assess the performance of set of Decision Making Units (DMUs). It derives an overall performance for each DMU based on its efficiency relative ... -
Mismanagement or mismeasurement: The application of DEA to generate performance values and insights from big data
( IGI Global , 2017 , Book chapter)Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a well-known frontier valuation method to assess the performance of set of Decision Making Units (DMUs). It derives an overall performance for each DMU based on its efficiency relative ... -
Missed Opportunities: The Trump Administration, Iran, and the Coronavirus Pandemic
( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)On the surface, the global coronavirus pandemic of 2020 might have offered the United States and Iran an opportunity to stand down from their virtual war footing. In the lead-up to the outbreak, Iran had shot down a US ... -
Missing and unerupted teeth in osteogenesis imperfecta
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)IntroductionOsteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disorder characterized by bone fragility and craniofacial and dental abnormalities such as congenitally missing teeth and teeth that failed to erupt which are believed ... -
Mission independent fault-tolerant control of heterogeneous linear multiagent systems based on adaptive virtual actuator
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2021 , Article)In this article, a fault-tolerant control (FTC) scheme for linear multiagent systems (MASs) subject to time-varying loss of effectiveness and time-varying additive actuator faults as well as external disturbance is ... -
Mitigating Cardiotoxicity of Dendrimers: Angiotensin-(1-7) via Its Mas Receptor Ameliorates PAMAM-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction in the Isolated Mammalian Heart
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2022 , Article)Aim: The influence of the physiochemical properties of dendrimer nanoparticles on cardiac contractility and hemodynamics are not known. Herein, we investigated (a) the effect of polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer generation ... -
Mitigating error propagation in two-way relay channels with network coding
( IEEE , 2010 , Article)In relay networks, error propagation at the relay nodes degrades the performance of the system. To combat that effect, it has been suggested to implement a reliability threshold at the relay to control error propagation. ... -
Mitigating Legal Risks in Construction Project Contracts: The Importance and the Applicability of Force Majeure Clauses
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)Contracts in the construction industry are structured in a manner that splits the risks between different contracting parties; hence risk allocations within the contract affect the price and operation. As most Construction ... -
Mitigating soil water deficit using organic waste compost and commercial water retainer: a comparative study under semiarid conditions
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)Semiarid regions have particularly been confronted with climate change effects reflected by the consistent decrease of rainfall and increase of evapotranspiration. This drought stress constitutes the main constraint for ... -
Mitigation and resiliency of multi-agent systems subject to malicious cyber attacks on communication links
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference Paper)This paper aims at investigating a novel type of cyber attack that is injected to multi-agent systems (MAS) having an underlying directed graph. The cyber attack, which is designated as the controllability attack, is ... -
Mitigation of operational failures via an economic framework of reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) during conceptual design
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)Abnormal process situation may lead to tremendous negative impact on sustainability, wellbeing of workers and adjacent communities, company's profit, and stability of supply chains. Failure of equipment and process subsystems ... -
Mitigation of particulate matters and integrated approach for carbon monoxide remediation in an urban environment
( 10576/18473Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Air pollution is a serious threat throughout the world and may cause remarkable loss to human health and other living beings. A study was conducted to investigate the main sources of contaminants including CO, fine particle ... -
Mitigation of railway-induced vibration by using subgrade stiffening
( Elsevier Ltd , 2015 , Article)Railway-induced ground vibration is often associated with sites with soft ground. Stiffening of the subgrade beneath the railway track is one particular measure that has potential to reduce the vibration level at such ... -
Mitigation of Traffic Congestion Using Ramp Metering on Doha Expressway
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Ramp metering is the most effective and widely implemented strategy for improving traffic flow on freeways by restricting the number of vehicles entering a freeway using ramp meters. A ramp meter is a traffic signal ... -
Mitigation of urban voids in traditional neighborhoods: The case of the Al-Najada zone in Doha, Qatar
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Urban voids and leftover spaces challenge the urban development of cities and result in land vacancy and other spatial planning issues. Such spaces have great potential for innovative intervention through piece-by-piece ... -
Mitigation of voltage imbalance in power distribution system using MPC-controlled packed-U-cells converter
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2019 , Article)Delivering high power quality in single-phase distribution has witnessed more challenges especially with the increased penetration of single-phase distributed generation (DG). This paper proposes a smart solid-state-based ...